DemystifyingSeafood

Seafood Choices "Demystifyed Seafood" for

World Ocean's Day

State of the Gulf Panelists: Lisa Defosse, Mike Voisin, Dr. Lucia Lamplia, Richard Harris and Patrick Riley

June 8^th was World Ocean Day, the one day in the calendar year entirely dedicated to celebrating our ocean. To celebrate and raise awareness about this occasion, SeaWeb’s Seafood Choices program organized a half-day of panels on seafood sustainability in partnership with the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Adminitration (NOAA). Under the theme of Demystifying Seafood, the day included welcoming remarks from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Undersecretary for Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, and panels on the current status of U.S. fisheries, aquaculture and the state of the Gulf after the 2010 oil spill. A seafood and wine tasting reception, where industry professionals could network, followed the panels.

Speakers included:

US Fisheries – Turning the Corner and Looking Ahead

Moderator: Fiona Robinson, Seafood Business Magazine
Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service
Ken Stump, Policy Director, Marine Fish Conservation Network
Don Perkins, President, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Aquaculture – Dispelling the Myths

Moderator: Melanie Siggs, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Bill Dewey, Public Policy and Communications Director, Taylor Shellfish Company
Josh Goldman, Co-Founder & CEO, Australis Aquaculture
George Nardi, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Great Bay Aquaculture
Dr. Mike Rust, Science Coordinator, NOAA Aquaculture Program

Seafood in the Gulf – One Year After the Oil Spill

Moderator: Richard Harris, Correspondent, National Public Radio
Dr. Lisa Desfosse, Director, Mississippi Laboratories, NOAA, South East Fisheries Science Center
Dr. Lucia Lampila, Associate Professor, Specialist, Food Science, Louisiana State University
Patrick F. Riley, General Manager, Western Seafood Company, Freeport, Texas
Mike Voisin, President and CEO, Motivatit Seafood, Houma, Louisiana

Seafood Choices and its partners wanted to create an opportunity for seafood industry professionals, restaurateurs and government staff to learn about current sustainability trends and issues for World Ocean Day. What did you do to celebrate?

You can celebrate the ocean long after World Oceans Day by submitting photos to Marine Photobank for the Ocean In Focus photograpy contest. The 1^st place winner will receive a trip to the Galapagos!

State of U.S. Fisheries Panel in Progress